The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-07
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.


Domestic News
The reduction of the public debt for June
is about SIG, 10000.
The order of the Knights OF Honor cele-
brated the fourteenth anniversary OF its
foundation in Louisville, the city Of its
birth, June 30th.
w. p Snyder, a New York bank examin-
er has been appointed receiver Of the Fl
deity National Bank at Cincinnati, Ohio,
and has taken charge.
The temperature OF July l, marked the
hottest day OF the year, IS being an average
temperature. At Detroit, Mich, one man
fell dead from sunstroKe.
At New York City, July /, one hundred
and seventy deaths were reported, the lar
majority OF the cases were cholera infan-
tum.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended June %
was 5O9, go; same period last year, $50, ,604
The shipments Of fractional silver coin since
June amounts to $5S2, 1E.
The charter Of the Local Assembly 4Ua6,
Knights of Labor Of Washington has been
revoked because their discussion of Powder
ly's recommendation as to the Fourth Of
July celebration was given to the press.
The creditors Of c. j. Kershaw a. Co., OF
Chicago, secured an order from the court
making Charles B. Eggleston general part
ner and thereby making him responsible for
the debts OF the firm, which it is said ap-
proximate $l,OOO,0OO.
The most violent earthquake experienced
in Guayguilla, Mexico, since 1858, occurred
on the 229th, caused great elarm among the
population. The shock lasted two minutes
and 20 seconds and the direction Of the
movement was from northeast to southwest.
All the clocks in the city were stopped at
the moment Of the shock. A number Of
ceilings were shaken down and several
buildings were demolished. So far as re-
ported no one was injured.
The New York sub-treasury balance sheet
for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth shows
Balance on hand June 80, 1856, sal2, ,56S, ,90l
received since that date, $735, PAS, ,271; paid
out since July !, 1856, Stable, s96; leaving
cash balance on hand Of Sf73.4yS, ,916 The
New York office does SOper cent of the gov.
ernment cash work. The receipts at the Gus
tom house for the quarter ending 3Oth ult.,
day we're $35, 600 600, an increase Of between
S4,OOO, 600 and s5,0OO,OOO over the same
period last year.
The War department at Washington has
| the following telegram from Gen. U. q
| Howard, dated TT. Mason, Cal, June &c
ssGen Miles sends the following from San
| Carlos, Ariz.: 'sLieut Johnson's surprize
and capture and the rapid pursuit of the
troops have driven the band Of hostiles bach
rendered, and have instituted an investi
CATION and detailed a general court MARTA
| for trial of three guilty Of military offenses
thus ending the present disturbances.
K. G. Dunn 4 Co., report that for the frs
half OF 1887 the failures in the United State.
are 4,9l2 in number against lao for thu
same period in the previous year, showing Z
decline of 244.. While there is q marked de
crease in the number Of failures, thu
liabilities show slight increase. Fol
! the last half year the liabilities were
s5h i3SS 900 against $50, ,434 ,ON for the frs
half of 1850. The failures in Canada during
the first half Of 1857 were 72l in number
i against G99 during the same period Of 1856
The liabilities for the first half 1877 are $40,
693, ,9l5 against 81, sol ,69s for the correspond
ing period OF lss6.
Suit has been brought by Comptrolle
Trenholm against the Fidelity bank Of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, its officers and directors, Il
forfeit its FRANCHISE ana dissolve ltS cOfpOr
alton. The reason alleged is that the banl
made to the comptroller false statemen
regarding its condition May IL, there being
but 81, 81, 81 in the bank at the time whei
| the statement said there was $9OO, 600. Fur
ther, the officers Of the bank wrongfully Ger
titled checks below their reserve and wer,
guilty of misrepresentation Of the funds Q
the bank. The bail Of Eice-President Har
per has been increased to S20O,OO0, and tina
Of Assistant Cashier Hopkins to 100000
Very emphatic shocks Of earthquake wer
experienced ct 500 O'Clock on the afternoon
Of June 80, in Vermont and New Hampshire
A Concord N. H., account says there wer
several distinct vibrations, crockery an,
windows being ratified, and heavy building
perceptibly Jared. In some instances pei
sons ran from their houses through fear, AM
the shock at the state house was SO sever
that several legislators and others sough
safety in flight. The course Of the vibra
tions seemed to be from the northwest, an
reports from surrounding towns show tina
the shock was felt as strongly within thei
limits as at Concord. Reports from Man
chester, N. H., from Bellows Falls, Wa
pole, Sexto;ls River, Vt, are of 5 milar ter
or No damage was done anywhere.